Robbie Robertson is a playwright and screenwriter and a graduate of both the University of South Carolina and UCLA’s professional program in screenwriting. Robertson’s first play, MINA TONIGHT!, was published by Samuel French Inc. and has been consistently produced in regional theatres across the nation. He brought 60s TV to life by directing a staged version of GILLIGAN’S ISLAND at Trustus Theatre and his screenplays have placed in several national contests. His latest—SWEET CHILD OF MINE—was named one of the top 12 comedy scripts at Austin Film Festival’s Screenwriting Competition. He recently completed a staged adaptation of the film SATAN IN HIGH HEELS in NYC to sold out audiences. He is currently developing several independent television and film projects along with his work as a story producer for Mad Monkey Productions, one of the premier production houses on the east coast.
PRETTY UGLY Budget: $100K - $1M | Independent ⋄ Comedy A homely woman undergoes a television plastic surgery makeover to change her life. But after this ugly duckling becomes a swan and returns to her everyday life, she finds that being beautiful can get quite ugly.
MY SOUL TO KEEP Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror After recovering from years of mental illness, Luck Williams is finally released from an insane asylum to start a new life in a small, southern town. But soon after, Luck realizes that her inner demons have returned in the form of a supernatural manifestation that wants to destroy her for good.
Semifinalist Austin Film Festival, RARE AS RED HAIR, Top 10 Short Screenplay
2019 Indie Grants Short Film Production Grant Award Winner
Crimson Screen Film Festival, Audience Choice Award, WHISTLER'S MOTHER